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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFounder of Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium to receive Pa. Society's 2021 Gold Medal Award
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Edward Sheehan, Jr., president of The Pennsylvania Society, said Stanfords team of doctors, nurses, operations staff and volunteers created a testing and vaccination alternative targeted to communities of color in Pennsylvania who were diagnosed at a higher rate of contracting COVID-19 to reduce the incidence and death from the virus.
While there are countless examples of Pennsylvanians who have stepped up in significant ways during the pandemic many of whom we have recognized on social media through our PA COVID Heroes campaign Dr. Ala Stanford stands out for her ability not just to recognize a problem, but to then create a unique solution and put that solution into action with powerful results, Sheehan said.
Dr. Stanfords Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium is truly inspirational work worthy of celebration. And all of Pennsylvania can be proud as Dr. Stanfords personal life journey has touched communities all across our commonwealth.
Stanford is the first Black woman to receive the Gold Medal Award in the awards 112-year history.
Throughout the pandemic, people of color in the United States have been dying at a much greater rate than white Americans. Recognizing that trend, the consortium built and deployed a mobile a COVID-19 testing and vaccination operation that, to date, has tested more than 25,000 Pennsylvanians and vaccinated more than 51,000 including more than 1,000 homebound patients.
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2021/08/founder-of-black-doctors-covid-19-consortium-to-receive-pa-societys-2021-gold-medal-award.html
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Founder of Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium to receive Pa. Society's 2021 Gold Medal Award (Original Post)
sheshe2
Aug 2021
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Quakerfriend
(5,417 posts)1. She and her team did a superb job for Philly!
Their website was excellent and they were very successful in getting info. on nightly news as well.
Only complaint I have was that they did not include 19125 (Fishtown) residents as eligible.
sheshe2
(83,354 posts)2. Sorry, Dr Stanford.
Your accomplishments are not that important to DU.
BLM, not so much.
PA Democrat
(13,225 posts)3. Thanks for posting this.
It's great to read about somene making a positive impact when there is so much negativity in the news.
51,000 more vaccinated Pennsylvanians thanks to Dr. Stanford's efforts!